After several months years of hiding fabric, shuffling patterns, and storing supplies in every room of my home, I finally have my sewing space the way I want it! Would you like a peek?
Welcome to my sewing space. That’s right, I said “space”. I share the family’s only dining area. My space stretches from door frame to door frame along one wall in our kitchen/dining room. And, I’m proud to say that all my gear (except one small box in the top of my closet) is in this area!
You can see my Janome 9000 and my serger. I keep the manuals for both right behind them on the peg board. Speaking of the peg board, didn’t my hubby do a great job painting it to match the trim in the kitchen/dining room? It is super handy and I can see my supplies and grab them easily. Even more importantly, I can easily put everything away.
My sewing table is a 2′ x 4′ folding table from Sams. I have 2 pieces of shelf gripper stuff under my machines to keep them from walking. I have 4 large bins of fabric and several shoeboxes of trims hidden under that lovely red and white table skirt. (My table is extended to its highest point and I stand while sewing.) To organize my fabric, I have a swatch of each stapled to an index card. The card also lists the yardage of the fabric and which bin it is hidden in. I keep these on keychain rings hanging on my peg board:
To sew, you must have some inspiration, right? I’ve surrounded my dining room and my sewing space with some of my favorite artwork by my favorite artists! This is the BG’s first print. All the other 1-year-olds in her class brought home a piece of paper with 6 perfect apple prints. Not my little painter. She took the apple from the teacher and printed it by herself:
I also use my peg board to hang inspiration. These tiny canvases were two of the activities the kids tried at Art Break. (You can also see how I store my serger thread. This might be my favorite part of the whole peg board.)
Last, but not least, I have these treasures. My mom found this skirt hem marker at an antique shop. The thread holder is one my great grandfather Pop made. He was an incredible whittler and woodworker during his long 101-year life. (Remind me to show you the quilt that his wife, his daughter (my grandma), and his granddaughter (my mom) made together with me sitting close by. )
I also have plenty of other sewing necessities in my little nook: my books on the shelf, my dress form, Grandma and Grandpa’s old chalk board (thanks Uncle D.!), my cutting mat that slips right behind the table, and a basket full of immediate projects. That reminds me, I have lots to do.
Beautiful sewing space. You did a wonderful job. I would also have loved to see how you stored your fabric and patterns. Where do you do your cutting?
Lovely – and thanks for the tip about preventing the machine from “walking” – I don’t know why I didn’t think of it before, but of course that would work!
It looks fantastic! It’s amazing how important having a good space is to getting anything sewn- I find that, if I don’t have space set aside, I loose the will to try a project.
What a fabulous space – I’m really impressed!
Speaking of inspiration, how’s my Robot art coming along?
Wonderful sewing space, Salinda! My next questions: do you hire out as a space organizer? I need BIG HELP in that area!!!
Aunt Kat
OOPS! You would THINK a retired teacher would EDIT her comment before posting!! Please ignore the “s” on the word “questions”!!
Blame it on lack of sleep during vacation.
Aunt Kat
Speaking of Chalk boards, do you need another….came from Pop’s shop…